Biostar TA790GXB A2+

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics19.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive36.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardBiostar TA790GXB A2+  (all builds)
Memory6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20090928
Uptime8 Days
Run DateNov 08 '17 at 22:06
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 940
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
57.2% Above average
Memory 81.5
1-Core 48.1
2-Core 96.8
49% 75.5 Pts
4-Core 194
8-Core 192
26% 193 Pts
64-Core 196
12% 196 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 56%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6950-$290
Sapphire(174B 186B) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
19.9% Very poor
Lighting 26.2
Reflection 18.9
Parallax 21
21% 22 fps
MRender 18.1
Gravity 19.1
Splatting 24.2
17% 20.5 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 19.9%
Great: 21%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SBBU240G1122 240GB
201GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3107000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
36.6% Below average
Read 222
Write 195
Mixed 172
44% 196 MB/s
4K Read 19
4K Write 43.9
4K Mixed 0.14
52% 21 MB/s
DQ Read 18.7
DQ Write 66
DQ Mixed 2.59
14% 29.1 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 36.6%
Great: 66%
Maxtor 6E030L0 31GB
13GB free
Firmware: NAR61590 Max speed: UDMA 133 133 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
25.2% Poor
Read 44
Write 43.4
Mixed 42.8
33% 43.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 1.32
4K Mixed 0.36
82% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 25.2%
Great: 27%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR2
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
26.7% Poor
MC Read 10.6
MC Write 6.3
MC Mixed 9.9
26% 8.93 GB/s
SC Read 5
SC Write 5
SC Mixed 7
16% 5.67 GB/s
Latency 77.9
51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 26.7%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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